Understanding Abilify (aripiprazole): An Easy-to-Read Guide to Uses, Side Effects, Withdrawal, and More

Are you taking aripiprazole (Abilify)? Do you care about or for someone who is? Do you want to know more about how it works, its benefits and dangers, and why it's so controversial? This book is for you. A carefully researched guide written by science journalists, this book goes straight to the facts, cutting through the advertising and advocacy, simplifying the science, and telling you what you need to know about one of the world's most widely used, profitable, and controversial drugs. You'll read about the drug's history, from the breakthrough treatment of schizophrenia to its more questionable off-label uses in children and the elderly; its billion-dollar lawsuits; its benefits and its side effects. This book covers it all and gives you the simple facts, from appropriate use and dosages to weight gain and withdrawal. Here are the Naked Facts about the powerful, controversial prescription drug aripiprazole (Abilify): - How it works - Who should use it – and who shouldn’t - What can go wrong - Why people argue about it - Where to go for more information Naked Facts books are designed to bring readers up to speed on important topics in an easy-to-read format. Each book helps busy readers cut quickly through the jungle of questionable information flooding the net and the media and brings them fast summaries of solid intelligence from reliable sources. From the medicines we take to the foods we eat, the technological wonders we hold in our hands to the ecological challenges that threaten our world, Naked Facts delivers the essentials you need to understand your world.